Dear Caregivers:

Today we used some of these books, fingerplays, and other materials in our storytime. Please continue helping your child develop by sharing these at home! MAGICAL LANDS LETTER OF THE DAY BOOKS TO SHARE FUN WITH FINGERPLAYS AND

Prince & Knight SONGS by Daniel Haack Here Is The Knight [action rhyme]

Franklin's Flying Bookshop Here is the knight with her feathered cap [take off hat, by Jen Campbell bow] Here are her boots which go tap, tap, tap [tap feet] Dragon Was Terrible Here is the dragon, listen to him roar [roar] M m by Kelly DiPucchio Here are his wings to help him soar [soar] Here is the princess with her golden crown [four Over At The Castle fingers over head] by Boni Ashburn Here is her lovely blue ball gown [curtsy]

ASL SIGN OF THE DAY The Daring Prince Dashing Song by Marilou Reeder "Magic" [Tune: "Jingle Bells"] The Princess And The Pony Fairy tales, fairy tales by Kate Beaton Read them every day! Oh what fun it is to hear Lottie's Princess Dress How Goldilocks got away! by Doris Dörrie

Fairy tales, fairy tales, The Tiny King Full of joy and laughter! by Tarō Miura Do you know how this one ends? La Princesa And The Pea Why, it's 'Happily !' by Susan Middleton Elya Princess, Princess, What Do You See? My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis Princess, princess, what do you see? I see a unicorn looking at me. Take both hands Not Every Princess Unicorn, unicorn, what do you see? with fingers together by Jeffrey Bone I see a fairy looking at me. and then open up your hands, as if to Princess Peepers [Verses: dragon, wizard, knight, the whole indicate a poof of by Pam Calvert kingdom] magic smoke. The Worst Princess "Impossible; It's Possible" by Rodgers and by Anna Kemp Hammerstein (1957) It's Magic MORE FUN! DIY Magic Wand I have something magical, it's very plain to see. It can take me to strange places, like the Materials: mountains and the sea. Felt or fabric It helps me meet strange creatures, like fairies, Colorful ribbon trolls, and dragons, Glue And it helps me learn new things, like how to Dowel rod or chopstick build red wagons. Scissors What is this amazing thing? Would you like to take a look? Help your child draw a star shape I found all this magic in the pages of a book! on the fabric/felt. You can use a template or free-hand: your wand All Around The Castle Walls will be just as magical either way! [Tune: "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"] Help your child fold the fabric over and cut the star shape out All around the castle walls, (making two star shapes once fabric is unfolded). The knight chased the dragon. The knight thought it was all in fun. Glue ribbons and dowel to the back of one star shape, then "ROAR!" went the dragon. glue second star shape on top (covering ends of ribbons and top of dowel). I Caught Myself a Baby Unicorn Now, your child is ready for some magical pretend play! I caught myself a baby unicorn He/she’s so cute, he/she’s got a [RECITE WITH DIFFERENT COLORS EACH TIME] horn, Did you know that folk and fairy tales are shelved in our non- I caught myself a baby unicorn, fiction section under 398.2? Reading various cultures' EWW, he/she licked me! versions of similar stories is a good reminder of what connects us as human beings. M-A-G-I-C [Tune: "B-I-N-G-O"] Often, Western culture dominates the fairy and folk tales we tell (and retell) to our child(ren). Most of us grow up hearing There was a wizard, had a wand "" (French) or "Hansel and Gretel" (German), but you And it could do some magic. can expand your family's repertoire by exploring M-A-G-I-C traditional tales from cultures around the world: Chinese, M-A-G-I-C Indian, African, etc. M-A-G-I-C, And it could do some magic. Princesses, princes, villains and heroes . . . Children use play to explore their wide-ranging emotions, even ones they may not feel comfortable expressing as "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" by Al Hoffman, themselves. This is why pretending is something to Jerry Livingston, and Mack David, (1948) encourage in your child(ren)!